Stone Sample
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
stone sample with varying finishes on each section. These finishes are an eggshell finish, a polished finish, and a fine rubbed finish
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Eggshell, Polished, and Fine Rubbed finishes on stone |
| Brief description | Stone sample, Hopton-Wood Stone, The Hopton-Word Stone Firms, Ltd, Wirksworth, Derbyshire |
| Physical description | stone sample with varying finishes on each section. These finishes are an eggshell finish, a polished finish, and a fine rubbed finish |
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| Marks and inscriptions | F. Bed. / Hopton-Wood Stone. / Eggshell Finish. / THE HOPYON-WOODS STONE FIRMS, LTD. / WIRKSWORTH / DERBYSHIRE / F. Bed. / Hopton-Wood Stone. / Polished Finish / AVERAGE SAMPLE ONLY / LARGE PIECES BEING LIABLE TO VARY IN / COLOUR, ABSOLUTE RESEMBLANCE CANNOT / BE GUARANTEED / F. Bed. / Hopton-Wood Stone. / Fine Rubed Finish' (printed on a label and affixed verso) |
| Credit line | V&A Wedgwood Collection. Presented by Art Fund with major support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, private donations and a public appeal. |
| Other number | 5620 - Wedgwood Museum Accession number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | WE.8351-2014 |
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| Record created | June 26, 2023 |
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